Telegram-herald., 1887-06-20
I Al NJ ACE
His Sermon Of Yester-
day.
A Vsry Timely Talk On NUM-
cipal Crims.
'-The City Is Pleasant. Bat the
Water Is Naught.
A Most Appropriate Text for
Grand Rapids.
The Newsboy q Tremendous
Forcs.
A Fnthy City Always a Wick
ed City.
How Or. Talmage Proposes 70
Cleanse Them
A Tilthy City Always a Wick
ed City.


a. Vxs - 80 ts.,.e.srss.s.s-
raooKLYN, Jnne l9.-This morning es
enc I4AerEaele the Rev 4 De Witt Tai
maze rec1, previous - thc sermon, por-
tions q scripture descriptive Of ancienE
cites ard cave ogt the agmns
~Ei.s-s sso wAl-s. fhe h-uvest waiting;
Who Tid aear tle s1saYcs away
Hls text was, '.And The nlrn Of the city
said unto ElisAa. Esaoid, pray th-c, the
situation o. tbs city - pleasant, as my
Lord seeta. bar the water Il na1gat and
tle grcu1d barren. And he said, Bring
me new crusc. and put sait therein And
they brought it % him And be went
forth INTO the spring Of the waters, and
cast she salt IN there, and sail, Thus said
ths Lorr. I have healed these waters,
there shall n0t be frona thence any more
Geath or barren land S0the waters were
healed unto thls daS." III Kings ii. 1920.
Or Talma.e said: it "a dlncult TO
estimate how much OF the prosperity
and health of a city are dependents
upon goo.l water. The tirne when
throagh wei laid pipes and from safe
reservoir an abundance of water from
Croton or Ridgewood OK Schuyikill Ls
brought Into the city Il appropriately cell
ebrated with grafton ana pyrotecAnsc dts
play Thank God esesy day FOR clear.
bright, beautiful sparkiing water as It
drops IA the shower or tosses up In the
fountain or rFlshes cut GS the hyl.rant
The city cf Jericho, notyct thstaading al
- physical and cotlmercial advantages,
wG* lacking ia ms Important elemens
There was enough water. but IL was dis
sased. and the people we're crying cut by
reason thereof Eilshe. tlie prophet, comes
% the rescue. lie says; Get ne . new
eruse; AZ IL with salt aid bring II 10 me. 4"
So the cruse of salt was Brought to tho
prophet, and l see him walking out 20 the
general reservoir, and be takes that salt
and throws it into the reservoir, and 10,
eli the impurities depart, through q super
natural and divine influence. ard the
waters arc good aud EsssS and clear. and
all tie People clap tAcir hands ead Ifs mp
their faces In the gladness. Wster for
Jericho - clear, bright, beautiful, God
given water
At different times have pointed ont 70
you tho f0tIntcins OF r1uricioal corrup Ion,
and this morning propose TO show you
what are the means Tor the rectiacatiou OF
those fountains. There are four CT 8ve
kinds Of salt taat have cleansing ten
dency. So Tar as God may help me,
shall bring a crrss II salt 70 tie work,
and empty it into the great reservoir of
municipal crime, sin and shame, ignorance
sn1 abominetion.
"a this work of cleansing our cities.
have n<st 90 remark that there Is = work
for the broom and the shovel that nothing
else can da. There slwcys has been IN
In tnate co1r1ctioa between fasqrs,y and
dirt The El;hy oorts ce tho great cities
are alsFsye The rsast inicuitcus parts. The
CUTTERS and tsc roverucats Of the Foarth
wartl. New YorS. llC5tr-..e and synbcli-e
the character of tho people IN the Fourth
wa-d
rhs f~st thing that bad man does
when be - converted IS thoroughly %
wash himself There were. this morning,
on thu way 70 TIC different churches,
thousands Of men in proper apparel who,
before Their conversion. were unfit In their
sabbath dress. Wien on the Sabbath
see man uncsennly in his dress. mv gs:s-
picious IN regard to his moral character
are arouseti. anll they are always wei
founeerf So as 70 allow no excuse for
lack o. atiut.on. Cod has cleft the conti-
ncnts with rivers and lakes. and has sunk
FIVE greet oceaae. and an the world eight
70 bc elan Awsy. then. with he dirt
frc-a onr efies. nos only because tho
physical he-ltb needs an ablut en-. but be
ca.tgc RI ti.c great norrf 1ntl religious
intcfes5s - tlfe citses demand Il ss a posi-
tive roeesitr a liifay city always has
been anli oi'v9rs VII be q wicked city.
Tsrorxh sae epfaraing of the Garth for
Ercne f11ar0Forr-lt ear eity could not be
ex-cet74 ~ b. es elem as usual. but
fcr the iil.uitablc dirt of Brooklyn foF
the fns- SIX r1or-l1 there is n0cxcusc. l;
r. rot merely q saetfsr Of dust in the eyes,
ant n1i IT che Shoes. er'l z stencil for
the nostsls. bur ~ rscrais fer the soul
Another enrrrrtIvs influence that va
wcutd trir- 20 bar goea the evils q our
great cities y Christian printing press.
The neWscapcrs of aay piaes are the tes'
Of its morality OF immortality. The news
bov who rurs aiorG thc streets With = rel
of paoefs 1nflex his arm : Tremendous
fa1ee fnrf caonot be t-rnc1 aside ncr re-
siSoeA aud af Ms every step the city 4
elsxaset er fczra1st This hunrry. aEl
eeToEFinE Anserican nind must have
scn.sfhirg 20 read. and upon editors and
sthors sn1 bouk publishers and parents
All teachers rust the responsibility oi
rfaf they shall rad Almost every maa
v<s meet has = book in bis hand or q
nerspapsr IN his pocket. Taat book il il
vou have IN rour hsfNl7 What newspaper
n IL rcu have IN reur roc keff Ministers
may preach. referwsrs r1aT plan. philanr
shzpUisfs mar tail for the elevation of the
sut5erinr ard the criuaf 1sI. but until al
ne rNwspnpers cf the land and al ths
hoosseilcrs of che land set themselves
axainsfl Al n<qaito7,s iiterr@ure-until
tacn we shall ee nghtinz szsiass fearful